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Joplin Regional Stockyards

Name: Joplin Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Carthage, Missouri · Thu, Jan 8

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1822

joplinstockyards.com(417) 548-2333

← Dec 4Jan 8Jun 25 →

Receipts

6,721 head

▲ 2,770 vs last sale 3,951▲ 6,721 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Feeder CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialThu Oct 8, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent Value Added Sale for a price comparison but compared to Monday's regular feeder sale, steers sold mostly 6.00 to 14.00 higher, with lightweight steers under 550lbs up to 20.00 higher. Heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply for this value added special sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.48/cwt on 664 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −16.51 against this barn's trailing median of $481.99.

Average price

$465.48

664 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$74.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs MO average

−0.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	494.35	2,724	325
Medium and Large 1-2	559	442.94	2,474	263
Medium and Large 2	554	420.00	2,326	76

One grade step is worth $74.35/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale664 hd

465.48

—

MO average22 barns · 8,485 hd

462.91

+2.56

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−0.85

This barn, trailing median1 sales

481.99

−16.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Special- Carthage, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	347	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,874	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	379	601.16/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,278	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	393	522.38/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,053	31
Steers	400–450	Medium 2Value Added	401	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,484	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	437	569.21/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,487	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,327	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	568.78/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,622	88
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	532.17/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,554	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	497	440.52/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,189	173
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	524.09/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,751	162
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	474.11/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,508	90
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	546	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,293	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,995	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	426.72/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,449	173
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	459.15/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,654	150
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	610	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,867	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	430.86/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,689	395
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	395.20/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,533	174
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	677	399.54/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,705	423
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	374.51/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,558	208
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	380.66/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,714	286
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	362.85/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,631	156
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	349.98/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,709	337
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	370.87/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,878	108
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	362.52/cwt	349.00–377.00	2,965	151
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	339.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,795	44
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	868	344.77/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,993	114
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	879	329.72/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,898	242
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	917	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,980	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	977	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,087	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	998	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,164	181
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1Value Added	1,004	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	3,178	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	301	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,686	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	336	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,344	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Value Added	363	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,525	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	536.48/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,985	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	387	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,896	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	501.75/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,132	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	428	395.73/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,694	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	442.06/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,936	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	471.88/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,171	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	414.70/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,933	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	473	386.41/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,828	131
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2Value Added	476	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,476	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	397.37/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,074	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	423.97/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,251	132
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	543	364.08/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,977	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	569	413.64/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,354	200
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	376.08/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,181	120
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	585	331.00/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,936	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	372.39/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,313	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	345.09/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,191	179
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	646	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,116	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,579	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	344.07/cwt	328.00–352.50	2,298	105
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	671	358.95/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,409	190
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	343.00/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,470	74
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	330.35/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,408	193
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	772	337.79/cwt	334.00–360.00	2,608	458
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	326.55/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,599	169
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	819	328.34/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,689	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	309.84/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,696	29

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Joplin Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Special- Carthage, MO

Thu Jan 8, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 6,721Last week 3,951Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	540.00	540.00
31	350–400	393	500.00–560.00	522.38
8	400–450	439	530.00	530.00
34	450–500	480	510.00–540.00	532.17
90	500–550	529	440.00–490.00	474.11
173	550–600	574	400.00–450.00	426.72
174	600–650	641	380.00–405.00	395.20
208	650–700	683	360.00–382.50	374.51
156	700–750	725	345.00–371.00	362.85
337	750–800	774	340.00–357.50	349.98
44	800–850	823	335.00–345.00	339.65
242	850–900	879	325.00–340.00	329.72
15	900–950	917	325.00	325.00
4	950–1000	977	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	379	600.00–610.00	601.16
32	400–450	437	550.00–590.00	569.21
88	450–500	461	550.00–575.00	568.78
162	500–550	525	500.00–560.00	524.09
150	550–600	578	450.00–520.00	459.15
395	600–650	624	415.00–445.00	430.86
423	650–700	677	385.00–415.00	399.54
286	700–750	713	370.00–393.00	380.66
108	750–800	776	360.00–382.00	370.87
151	800–850	818	349.00–377.00	362.52
114	850–900	868	342.00–360.00	344.77
181	950–1000	998	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
173	450–500	497	440.00–450.00	440.52
34	500–550	546	420.00	420.00
42	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
5	600–650	643	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	565	530.00	530.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	610	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	1000–1050	1,004	316.50	316.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	401	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	301	560.00	560.00
26	350–400	370	530.00–540.00	536.48
28	400–450	425	490.00–540.00	501.75
86	450–500	460	455.00–500.00	471.88
132	500–550	531	410.00–440.00	423.97
200	550–600	569	385.00–445.00	413.64
29	600–650	621	365.00–382.50	372.39
190	650–700	671	350.00–385.00	358.95
74	700–750	720	340.00–355.00	343.00
458	750–800	772	334.00–360.00	337.79
12	800–850	819	325.00–330.00	328.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
22	350–400	387	490.00	490.00
24	400–450	438	430.00–460.00	442.06
63	450–500	466	400.00–435.00	414.70
89	500–550	522	390.00–402.00	397.37
120	550–600	580	365.00–385.00	376.08
179	600–650	635	340.00–360.00	345.09
105	650–700	668	328.00–352.50	344.07
193	700–750	729	323.00–340.00	330.35
169	750–800	796	315.00–328.00	326.55
4	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
29	850–900	870	300.00–311.00	309.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	336	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	363	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	428	375.00–430.00	395.73
131	450–500	473	360.00–390.00	386.41
30	500–550	543	340.00–375.00	364.08
16	550–600	585	327.00–340.00	331.00
14	600–650	646	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	653	395.00	395.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.